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Long Island Spine Specialists, P.C.
763 Larkfield Road
2nd Floor
Commack, NY 11725
Ph: (631) 462-2225
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I had scoliosis when I was a child, and still do. It was horrible to have treated and I still have problems with my back. IF I have children, is there a way to make sure that they don't have it?

Scoliosis can be caused by certain disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and muscular dystrophy, to name a few. However, 80 percent of patients who have scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, don't have an identifiable cause. Approximately 2 percent of women and 0.5 percent of men who don't have any predisposing disorders or disease, have scoliosis. If someone in your family has scoliosis, you have a higher chance of having it yourself.

Scoliosis treatments are changing and have changed a lot over the past couple of generations.


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